Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Bis in Barcelona
It is a bumper week for Scottish bands on tour internationally this week with 18 bands playing across the world. Highlights include Camera Obscura and A-Lix in South America, Codeine Velvet Club in Romania and the mighty Bis at the Primavera Festival. Vic has more on Bis alongside the full listings below:
Vic Galloway

Super Adventure Club – ‘Avoid Zombies’ Reviewed
I must be the last person in bloody Scotland to review this album, but I have never really clicked with Super Adventure Club particularly, so I suppose it was inevitable that I showed very little urgency when it came to really giving Avoid Zombies* a proper, attentive listen.
Matthew Young

Interview with Allan Guthrie
Allan Guthrie writes dark (and sometimes comic) crime fiction. He was born in Orkney, but has lived in Edinburgh for most of his adult life. He is also the author of the award winning ‘Hard Man’ and his latest novel is Slammer. Our friends at Byker Books recently shared a pint with Allan in Glasgow:
Pete Reid

Simple Minds Summertime Dates in Europe
Simple Minds have announced 20 more gigs across Europe this summer including a reunion with old pals The Waterboys at the Lots Festival in the Netherlands. You can also catch ‘Lostboy!’ the side project from Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist* at King Tuts in Glasgow on Saturday night. Details below:
Shiner

Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Fear The Fives
This is the 500th article on Dear Scotland and somewhat appropriately, Peenko brings us an interview with a new Glasgow band by the name of ‘Fear the Fives’. Massive thanks to Peenko, Billy, Vic, Matthew, Colin, Kenny, Alistair, Saba, Alec, Shiner and Swatpaz and everyone else who has contributed in the last year.
Lloyd Meredith

Frightened Rabbit Announce New Australian Gigs
Frightened Rabbit are in San Francisco tonight playing an acoustic show at the Rickshaw Stop as they start to wrap up their US tour and the band have just announced new gigs in Sydney and Melbourne in August after their appearance at Splendour in the Grass. Full details and Oz tour diary below.
Shiner

Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, Robert Carlyle provides a fascinating insight into his early life, Ewan McGregor and David Tennant annouce new projects, John Barrowman is back in Glasgow promoting a panto and Craig Ferguson turns 48. Saba has all the details:
Saba I.